Data Masking/Protection
In an age where data privacy is under the microscope, selecting the right strategy for protecting sensitive information is no longer optional—it’s mandatory. For developers, data officers, and AI teams, deciding between a data anonymization tool and pseudonymization isn’t just a technical choice—it’s a strategic one. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
One of the most common targets for PII theft is data within databases. This blog is replete with examples of how to find and mask that PII residing in the schema of production or test databases using IRI FieldShield or DarkShield. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
The IRI DarkShield data masking tool includes fit-for-purpose wizards in its IRI Workbench GUI to search (classify) and mask (remediate) sensitive ”dark data” (as defined by Gartner) in many semi, unstructured, and structured file, NoSQL, and relational database (RDB) sources. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
Abstract: This article describes how IRI DarkShield users can access files in SharePoint Online for searching and masking PII. It documents the setup steps you will take to use Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) for authorization, and configure DarkShield jobs in the IRI Workbench graphical IDE, built on Eclipse. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
The “New Masking Job…” wizard in the IRI Workbench GUI for FieldShield creates a single IRI FieldShield job (.fcl) script for masking data usually for just one source – like a flat file or table – where data classes and masking rules for multi-target consistency are not required. Read More
Big Data
As you may already know, IRI DarkShield produces search annotations and masking results with every operation. These log files can contain a large volume of data, including:
metadata about the file/database source(s) what data was found as a match which matcher matched the data how the data was masked (if it was) where matches occurred within each file or database. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
The New Data Class Map DB Masking Job wizard in the IRI Workbench GUI for FieldShield creates IRI FieldShield job (.scl) scripts which, when run, will mask one or more tables in one or more schemas. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
IRI DarkShield includes fit-for-purpose facilities in the graphical IRI Workbench IDE that build jobs to search (classify) and mask (remediate) PII and other sensitive data in “dark data” sources. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
Abstract: HIPAA, GDPR, FERPA, and other data privacy laws require that personally identifiable information (PII) and related data considered sensitive be protected from disclosure or discovery. Read More
Data Masking/Protection
This is the third addition to our 4-article DevOps pipeline series. Here are the links to related DevOps articles for Jenkins, GitLab and AWS CodePipeline. Read More